Causes of the American Revolution - BrainPOP Version

What was the Stamp Act?

• Taxes placed on Tea

• Taxes Placed on Paper Goods

In 1770, several people were killed by the British Military during a mob. What was this event called?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

Which Act forced Colonist to house (Red Coats) British Soldiers?

• Intolerable Acts

• Quartering Acts

What was the event in which a group of men went on board a ship and dumped tea overboard in way of protest?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

In response to the Boston Tea Party, King George and Parliament passed...

• The Tea Act

• The Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)

What was the group that protested the Stamp Act and organized the Boston Tea Party?

• Loyalists

• Sons of Liberty

What group in England was responsible for making the laws that were placed on the American Colonist?

• Patriots

• Parliament

What was the Stamp Act?

• Taxes placed on Tea

• Taxes Placed on Paper Goods

• Forced Colonists to allow British Military in their homes

How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?

• They passed the Townshend Acts

• They blockaded Boston Harbor

• They invaded the United States

What does it mean to "repeal" a law?

• To protest it

• To refuse to obey it

• To overturn it